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After so many rounds (100) or if it is going to sit for a while.By 100 rounds I mean if I go out and shoot,and only shoot 20 rounds,and will be shooting again in a few days,I don't necessarily clean it.Some weeks I go a few days in a row.

After a smoken good shoot fest,I will dis assemble the gun and clean it with a q-tip.

I was hunting duck by salt water, so the shotgun got dis assembled after the weekend
Trigger group out,slide off and all.

My Glocks usually waited 6 months to get cleaned,Kimber,every time.

Oh and G96 is my favorite solution to use on my guns.Doesn't stink too much and does a "bang up" job (sorry)
And I never use WD40 for anything any more.

I don't have any Bore Snakes,but I think they are about as slick a tool as you could find.

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I clean about once every 500 rounds or once a month, whichever happens first. If I haven't been shooting it, I let it sit. I use CLP for cleaning and SLiP2000 lube. If a gun malfunctions with less than 500rds through it since the last cleaning there is something wrong. I will find the problem and fix it.

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baby eagle .45 in park'd steel, i put about 200 rounds of pmc ball ammo in the pipe through about 4 sessions, no malfunctions. i clean her after every shoot.

kimber in ss. i got that from a buddy. he put about a couple hundred rounds through. he never cleaned her. a year later i get her and shoot her with out cleaning her first. she stove pipes one or two (limp wrist?) but after i cleaned and oiled her she runs flawlessly. she too gets cleaned every time.

springfield gi .45 in park'd steel. good looking gun, but it jammed almost everytime i took her out. only tried a couple of brands of ammo. pmc ball ammo was one. and winchester. both jammed and some flew in my face. it had a real short ejector.

im sure the quality of the manufacturing will allow me to go longer between cleanings, but i like tearing down stuff. it also builds good habit and you get good and fast at it. i use this solvent in a can deal. its like brake clean, but for guns... thats why its more expensive i guess. reckon brake clean would do the job. i hose it down with this stuff after i tear down the pistol to the barrel. wire brush all the black stuff on the slide. copper brush the barrel. jiggle the firing pin and squirt solvent in it. then i use this remington oil in a can to lube everything, barrel, slide, pin, all moving parts and even the finish. let the oil sit a bit and wipe it with a micro fiber towel... and i shoot only bi mart ammo

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All- Glock, CZ, Browning,Ruger,Kahr
1 to 10 years
Clean after every use
disassemble scrub with Hoppes elite, tooth brush,let sit a hour or so scrub again, wash off with Gun Scrubber or like aresol (polymer safe)
then use spray Rem oil on all metal parts be sure to get inside and around all parts (Gun scrubber takes off all lube) wipe off excess then relube moving parts- rails, Trigger, sear, ect with light film of Mobil 1 5-30w motor oil.
have not done any long term non-clean test.
Some spray cleaners are very harsh don't use brake cleaner, some will harm polymers
petroleum based oil will evaporate over time and not as high temp stable.

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baby eagle .45 in park'd steel, i put about 200 rounds of pmc ball ammo in the pipe through about 4 sessions, no malfunctions. i clean her after every shoot.

kimber in ss. i got that from a buddy. he put about a couple hundred rounds through. he never cleaned her. a year later i get her and shoot her with out cleaning her first. she stove pipes one or two (limp wrist?) but after i cleaned and oiled her she runs flawlessly. she too gets cleaned every time.

springfield gi .45 in park'd steel. good looking gun, but it jammed almost everytime i took her out. only tried a couple of brands of ammo. pmc ball ammo was one. and winchester. both jammed and some flew in my face. it had a real short ejector.

im sure the quality of the manufacturing will allow me to go longer between cleanings, but i like tearing down stuff. it also builds good habit and you get good and fast at it. i use this solvent in a can deal. its like brake clean, but for guns... thats why its more expensive i guess. reckon brake clean would do the job. i hose it down with this stuff after i tear down the pistol to the barrel. wire brush all the black stuff on the slide. copper brush the barrel. jiggle the firing pin and squirt solvent in it. then i use this remington oil in a can to lube everything, barrel, slide, pin, all moving parts and even the finish. let the oil sit a bit and wipe it with a micro fiber towel... and i shoot only bi mart ammo

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thanks mjbskwim. you tear down bikes and cars your whole life and tearin down a gun isn't so bad. i also like dadn96's idea of using motor oil. i hate buying overpriced gun lube. i got a bunch of mobil 1 synthetic in the garage that would work well on the slide. that stuff is suppose to bond to metals well and doesnt break down in high temps. but you never have to worry about your gun getting as hot as your pistons.

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